ED Registered Nurse
Yuma, Arizona
Yuma Regional Medical Center

ER Registered Nurse (RN)

Location: Yuma, Arizona (hospital in Southern Arizona) Unit: ER Contract Length: 13 weeks Start Date: Not flexible Shift: Days, 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• At least 2 years of ER experience, including accumulated Level I and II trauma experience in the past 2 years. Candidates with only Level III/CAH or lower experience will not be considered.
• Active ACLS, BLS, PALS, and NIHSS certifications
• EMR software proficiency, used within the last 5 years

Preferred Qualifications

• TNCC

Unit Details

• 52 beds, including 4 trauma bays and 6 fast track beds
• Trauma Level 3 designation (ER operates like a Level 1); receives STEMI and stroke patients and will ship out patients who require stroke intervention
• Approximately 200 patients per day
• Ratios: 1:5 medical, 1:6 fast track
• Triage: Quick look in 2 areas, using ESI
• Holding: Intermixed within the ER
• No seclusion rooms
• Security office is at the ED lobby and housed in the ER 24/7
• Patient types: All emergency needs
• Drips: ICU drips for hold patients; ICU assists if able
• Dedicated CT and X-ray in the ER with a transport team; RN accompanies critical patients

Staffing and Support

• ED physicians and mid-levels on varied shifts, with board-certified pediatric providers on shift
• No charge nurse; House Supervisor assists as needed
• ED techs (2+ years): EKG, vitals, blood draws, splints
• PCAs (under 2 years): same duties as ED techs
• Respiratory therapy assigned: ABGs, nebulizer treatments, vent, CPAP
• RT equipment: Glidescope, Hamilton and Philips ventilators
• RN must read own telemetry; a monitor tech is also available
• No phlebotomy; ED techs draw labs, or RNs may draw from IV starts

Schedule and Scheduling Policies

• Shared schedule with a nearby freestanding ER, 15-minute drive; typically scheduled ahead, with infrequent last-minute floating
• 100-mile radius rule applies
• No 48-hour guarantees
• No blocked scheduling requests
• No more than 5 days of RTO (requested time off)
• Shift start times: 7, 10, 11, 12, 1, 3 (7a-7p); modified self-scheduling
• Weekends: 4 per 4-week block
• Holidays: Typically 2 of 5 (eves count)
• Scrub color: Navy Blue

Orientation

• One NEO session, one day of clinical/EMR training, and one day on the floor